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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 682, 2 February 1881, Page 2

■KEMTNBCE}fCEB OF vyjuj.uKra)!)'.—ln {he ■ year 1545 a worthy oitizen plodded his way with'gmije niffiqulty through fern and ti-'tree tb'Te Flat bfmg'in of thp §u'f. veyorls peg \y)iiohnad'|een driyeji jn atthjj comer of what is now Cuba and Pixos streets, Upon 'this spot was ej'eoted a' small house, in which a' yery successful drapery business wan carried on by two ladies of remarkable, and fnjjrgy, who' ]\m long Brass r,wi£d.'ftO!n the'scene to' t'h'p larjcj of their birth—',V'. !'LandqHhp mountain'and the flopcji fed qf jjrpwn heajh and shaggy wqod,, In the year 18flfi it pa.sßpd. into tjie lipje q{ MrJamm Sarflj, the prpsept proprietor, who gave to the premises the appropriate name of Te Aro Houso,;and under whoso management business has steadily/ progreased with the rising fortunes of the oity, until at length It was found that a considerable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, Te Aro House, as at. present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in the colony of New Zealand. The JeneralDrapery obcupies a large space, being 49 feet by 25' feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fan«y sm% Silk?,, Glpyp?, Hpsipry, B#ons,'Laces,; W 'The; Men's, Bpyft aud Youth's' Clothing' t)ep'arl;mVnt' ineasures z| feet by 14 feet, and has attached a cqmf"r£ able fjtting-room. Carpets' and ))ayp a sjnyilar spiipe allotted to. tfyem, Tlia S|iow-roo.m fqr the sale fIfMU; linery, Mantles, Jackets, fa a very spacious apartment,' elegantly -fitted! up, and beautifully' lighted from:'% roof, and measures 80 feet by 22 feet. The stook of goods is at all times large and well selected, and patterns are forwarded post Iree on application., A special feature at To Aro House is the Order Department, and very careful attention is paid to the wants pf Pfpntrjr Residents, Aljorderßareexecuted under the; immecjiafio supervision of tlie/proprietorr'ani'feureiy paclteijand fprjvardeii trVthen:- destination with' that pr'ornpip'es's and''|espatph'which hayo, always aistirj guisbed To Arq ffquse, Welling on.-fADyT.I ', '